Composition of matter



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALDO G. MORSE, 0F YONKERS, NEW YORK.

oomrosrrroiv or MATTER.

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My invention relates to a composition of matter for use as a paint, roofing cement, putty or the like, and has for its objects the production at small cost of such a material so constituted that it will remain in the liquid or plastic state ready for use and in the plastic state and while standing will not separate as is the case with the well known'putties, allowing the oils to come to the surface and form a film or skin over the surface as in putty.

A further Object is to produce a putty and a cement which will remain in plastic condition for a much longer period than the putties made with whiting and oil together with marble dust or other admixtures, and which will not crumble.

With these and other objects in view, my

invention consists in the novel combination of ingredients and compounds to be more fully set forth hereinafter and described in the specification.

mixture of clay, marl and oil.

The preferred clay or kaolin is a silicate of aluminum, preferably white or pipe clay socalled. The-preferred marl is a shell marl In carrying out my invention I employ a so-called rich in carbonate of lime and the preferred oil is raw linseed oil, but the socalled putty oil, or various combinations of mineral, animal or vegetable oils known in the paint and putty industries may bev employed.

Instead of using white pipe clay, ordinary clays may be employed, and varying types of marl may be used.

As a concrete example of putty compounded in accordance with my invention, I may employ one part of pipe clay, not too fat, and two parts of marl,with oil sufficient to form a mass to the desired consistency. The proportions above specified may be varied Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 27, 1921.

Application filed March 12, 1920. Serial No. 365,229.

to secure various results without departing from my nvention.

F or paints or roofing cement the proport on of oil may be increased, and for paints a lighter oil may be used.

The clay should color, as should be the marl when used. Marl which has beenexposed to the action of subterranean water whereby its structure is largely disintegrated by the water and its contained solvents is preferred.

The clay and marl are finely ground and thoroughly mixed together into the oil as n the manufacture of putty and paint.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statute, I have described my invention together with the composition of matter, which I considerto represent one em- 'bodiment thereof, but I desire it to be un derstood that my invention is not limited,

and that the proportions of the compound 7 used may be varied without the spirit of my invention.

Having now described my inventiomwhat I claim and desire 'to secure by Letters Patent 1s: v i I 1. A composition 'of matter, comprising equal parts of silicate of aluminum, and I marl, and oil. I

2. A composition of matter, comprising equal'parts of silicate of aluminum, and 8 departing from marl, and a vegetable oil. v

3..A composition'of matter, comprising equal parts of silicate of aluminum and marl, and linseed oil. 7 4. A composition of matter comprising equal parts of kaolin and marl, and a'binder.

5. A composition of matter comprising eglual parts of kaolin and marl, and linseed o1 i -6. A I composition of matter one part of kaolin, two parts of marl, andoil sufiicient to produce conglomeration.

7. A composition of matter comprising kaolin, marl and a binder.

This specification signed this llth-day of 95 March, 1920. i

WALDO e. MORSE. I

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